Can a member of staff tell us when HD episodes will be available for the earlier arcs? I remember reading that HD was available on TV starting from episode 207. Also, Japan started airing One Piece from the beginning in HD (calling it One Piece Special Edition). It would've been good if those episodes were HD also. Maybe there's a plan to use these in the future?

Can a member of staff tell us when HD episodes will be available for the earlier arcs? I remember reading that HD was available on TV starting from episode 207. Also, Japan started airing One Piece from the beginning in HD (calling it One Piece Special Edition). It would've been good if those episodes were HD also. Maybe there's a plan to use these in the future?

Yep, HD started with Episode 207.

Those "HD" episodes that were reaired are literally just cropped and upscaled. That would be a downgrade from the original, 4:3, 480p version that Crunchyroll currently has uploaded.

Those "HD" episodes that were reaired are literally just cropped and upscaled. That would be a downgrade from the original, 4:3, 480p version that Crunchyroll currently has uploaded.

I saw the first 20 or so episodes of the "Special Edition" and the quality was actually better. It's a shame it was cropped, though. Maybe they should give an option between the two versions, where 720p and 1080p are the 16:9 versions.

I'd also like to make a request for some kind of ETA on the older episodes of One Piece. Or perhaps a reason behind the extended delay? The Thriller Bark Saga is the shortest in all of One Piece, consisting of only a single Arc at 45 episodes.

I'm more worried about future reveals in the newer episodes spoiling events in the previous episodes. Either with a thumbnail, or the title of the episode. The Summit War Saga really needs to get put up before things progress further in Dressrosa.

Due to ongoing production delays with 326+, as announced at Anime Expo, we will first be posting 517-618 over the next few weeks. Episodes 517-541 will include the next episode previews starting next week. We will announce the next batch of One Piece to go up on August 2nd. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

So I guess this would be relatively old news...but why the heck are the latter episodes of Enies Lobby (293+) using the Straw Hat version of We Are as the opening instead the proper one for that time period (Crazy Rainbow, the textless version of which was actually used for a few episodes before it switched back to We Are)?

The subs on Hulu that Funimation's SD stream and OnePieceOfficial use have the proper opening for these episodes, so is this because of some sort of licensing issue with other territories (since CR is broadcasting to a wider range of places, versus Hulu being US only)...?